ghair un ko lagaae siine se — Hajir Dehlwi

"vaaqif nahin hai koi hasinon ki chaal se dil kaa shikaar karte hain zulfon ke jaal se naaseh khudaa ke vaaste zikr-e-sanam na kar hotaa hai ranj aur kisi ke khayaal se aaegaa baaz tu na 'adu se mile baghair zaahir ye ho rahaa hai tiri chaal-Dhaal se us ke liye jahaan mein lutf-e-hayaat kyaa maayus ho gayaa ho jo tere visaal se ab raaz ham se khinchne kaa maa'lum ho gayaa karte ho khush 'adu ko hamaare malaal se ye bhi hai ik saliqa-e-inkaar dekhnaa chin-bar-jabin vo hote hain mere savaal se achchhaa ye 'ishq achchhi ye dil-bastagi hui aaya huun tang roz ke ranj-o-malaal se yuun to bashar ke vaaste iksir hai sharaab piinaa hai is kaa shart magar e'tidaal se dil mein agar vo khush hon to hairat kaa hai maqaam zaahir mein jo khafaa hain miri ‘arz-e-haal se kyaa kyaa guzar chuki hai mire dil pe hijr mein vaaqif nahin hain aap abhi mere haal se 'haajir' ke mo'taqid hon ye ham ko yaqin hai jaa kar milein gar aap bhi us baa-kamaal se"

"adaaein hain jo us rashk-e-pari mein na DhunDe se mileingi vo kisi mein na dekhi vo kisi ki dushmani mein jo aafat hai tumhaari dosti mein taghaaful kis qadar himmat-shikan hai nahin hai ab koi armaan ji mein taDapte hain hazaaron kushta-e-gham qayaamat hai bapaa teri gali mein banaavaT mein vo kaifiyyat kahaan hai mazaa hai jo tumhaari saadgi mein vo kab sunne lage hain shikva-e-gham khafaa ho jaate hain jo dil-lagi mein judaa jab se hue ho tum miri jaan kami kuchh aa gai hai zindagi mein vahi dil ko bachaa saktaa hai gham se kabhi jo khush nahin hotaa khushi mein bachaanaa har balaa se ai khudaa tu tiraa hi aasraa hai be-kasi mein jo dil mein bas rahaa hai kaun hai vo kise maalum hai ye be-khudi mein tumhin ko chhinti hai mujh se duniyaa mile the ek tum hi zindagi mein na bhulegi ye sair-e-baagh 'haajir' kisi ko saath le kar chaandni mein"

"adu pur-lutf hai ham par jafaa hai miri jaan kyaa yahi rasm-e-vafaa hai sitam-ijaad teri kyaa khataa hai miri taqdir hi mujh se khafaa hai ham apne haal ke qurbaan jaaein vo farmaate hain tum ko kyaa huaa hai tire dar par jabin-saai se haasil kahin taqdir kaa likkhaa miTaa hai tumhaari kaakul-e-pechaan se uljhun miraa baiThe biThaae sar-phiraa hai tasavvur ki fusun-kaari to dekho vo goyaa saamne baiThaa huaa hai abas karte ho taklif-e-mudaavaa mariz-e-gham kahin jaan-bar huaa hai vo sun kar kahte hain fariyaad 'haajir' kisi TuuTe hue dil ki sadaa hai"

"unhein dushman se milne ki paDi hai yahaan betaabi-e-gham har ghaDi hai kisi surat gham-e-furqat saheinge karein kyaa ab to sar par aa paDi hai bandhaa hai aansuon kaa taar gham mein vo farmaate hain saavan ki jhaDi hai chale jaao zaraa Thokar lagaa kar hamaari laash raste mein paDi hai nigaah-e-yaar sharmaai hui hai khudaa maa'lum kis kis se laDi hai nahin hai paasbaan dar par tumhaare qayaamat hai ki khud aa kar khaDi hai adaa-e-ishq se kab aashnaa the tabi'at aap hi se kuchh laDi hai taDapte zindagi bhar us ko dekhaa nazar jis par tiri jaa kar paDi hai na kyon qaail huun us sannaaa kaa main ye surat jis ne fursat mein ghaDi hai nae raste nikaale shauq ne phir tabi'at jab kabhi apni aDi hai hujum itnaa hai kyon dar par tumhaare yahaan kyaa husn ki daulat gaDi hai nahin hai dil mein ye surat kisi ki koi tasvir shishe mein jaDi hai tumhaaraa naam hai har dam zabaan par tumhaari yaad dil ko har ghaDi hai ye hai kis fitna-gar ki aamad aamad jigar thaame hue khilqat khaDi hai gham-e-furqat se kyunkar jaan chhuTe baDi mushkil mein ab ye jaa paDi hai 'ayaadat ko mariz-e-gham ki aao ki us ki maut ab sar par khaDi hai abhi se vasl kaa armaan ai dil abhi to hijr ki manzil paDi hai muqaddar ne diyaa hai saath kyaa kyaa nigah us but se haT haT kar laDi hai tumhaare lab ko kyaa nisbat kisi se gul-e-tar ki ye naazuk pankhuDi hai sanbhal kar raah-e-ulfat mein qadam rakh are naadaan ye manzil kaDi hai mohabbat mein jo dil uljhaa hai dil se nazar un ki nazar se jaa laDi hai kiyaa hai muntakhab dil ne unhin ko nazar laakhon mein un par jaa paDi hai milaa hai 'ishq mein jo ranj 'haajir' vo us zanjir ki pahli kaDi hai"

"sochtaa huun kabhi huron kaa khayaal achchhaa hai kabhi kahtaa huun ki us but kaa jamaal achchhaa hai mujh se kahte hain kaho 'ishq mein haal achchhaa hai chheD achchhi hai ye andaaz-e-savaal achchhaa hai na adaaein tiri achchhi na jamaal achchhaa hai asl mein chaahne vaale kaa khayaal achchhaa hai dekh kar shakl vo aaine mein apni bole kaun kahtaa hai ki huron kaa jamaal achchhaa hai jo hunar kaam na aae to hunar phir kaisaa kaam jo vaqt par aae vo kamaal achchhaa hai vo javaani vo adaa aur vo qadd-e-mauzun dekh kar bol uThaa dil bhi ki maal achchhaa hai hijr mein dil ne kahaa kucha-e-jaanaan mein chalo shauq kam-bakht ye bolaa ki khayaal achchhaa hai yuun to 'aashiq ke liye donon vabaal-e-jaan hain hijr se phir bhi har ik tarah visaal achchhaa hai aap jab hote nahin is kaa to phir zikr hi kyaa aap jab saamne baiThe hain to haal achchhaa hai jalva-afroz hon jab aap nazar ke aage vo mahina vo ghaDi aur vo saal achchhaa hai us ne jab pyaar se puchhaa ki kaho kaise ho munh se be-saakhta ye niklaa ki haal achchhaa hai lutf se khaali nahin jaur bhi un kaa 'haajir' jo hasinon se milaa hai vo malaal achchhaa hai"

"aap kaa intizaar rahtaa hai dil bahut be-qaraar rahtaa hai ye sifat hai sharaab-e-ulfat mein zindagi bhar khumaar rahtaa hai kuchh khabar bhi hai tere kuche mein koi ummid-vaar rahtaa hai aap ke dar pe raat din haazir aap kaa jaan-nisaar rahtaa hai haal-e-dil ishq mein nahin chhuptaa shakl se aashkaar rahtaa hai dil miraa kyon na rashk-e-jannat ho is mein koi nigaar rahtaa hai zindagi se to bhar gayaa hai dil maut kaa intizaar rahtaa hai chaar hoti hain un se jab nazrein dil pe kab ikhtiyaar rahtaa hai jis ko paas-e-zabaan nahin hotaa sab ki nazron mein khaar rahtaa hai dil kahaan pheink duun kise de duun ye bahut be-qaraar rahtaa hai yaad hai vo nigaah-e-mast ab tak be-piye hi khumaar rahtaa hai phir kisi ke firaaq mein 'haajir' raat din ashk-baar rahtaa hai"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"kaam liyaa jab lafzon hi se khud ko bas naakaam kiyaa baat asar-andaaz hui jab she'ron ko paighaam kiyaa ye kaise saari duniyaa mein aaj bahut mashhur ho tum vaise to saari duniyaa ne tum ko bahut gumnaam kiyaa yak-rangi se 'aajiz aa kar rangaa-rangi ki khaatir jo mujh ko raas aayaa thaa us nilam ko nilaam kiyaa aksar tanhaai mein mujh ko yaad aa jaataa hai vo sab haan aaghaaz se pahle hi jis ko main ne anjaam kiyaa khaamoshi pas fan hai khudaa kaa sikhaa ham ne bhi lekin har-su roz machaayaa tahalka yaa paidaa kohraam kiyaa vaqt ke saath aur aap ke haathon qadrein kitni badli hain ek ilzaam se kitnaa kam hai haasil jo in'aam kiyaa kahiye husn aur 'ishq ko de kar apne dil ke khuun kaa lams kis ne use gul-rang kiyaa phir kis ne use gulfaam kiyaa ab kaa fasaad aaraam se guzre is koshish mein us ne to qashqa khinchaa dair mein baiThaa kab kaa tark islaam kiyaa"

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"vo dost thaa to usi ko adu bhi honaa thaa lahu pahan ke mujhe surkh-ru bhi honaa thaa sunahri haath mein taaza lahu ki fasl na di ki apne haq ke liye jang-ju bhi honaa thaa bagula ban ke samundar mein khaak uDaanaa thi ki lahar lahar mujhe tund-khu bhi honaa thaa mire hi harf dikhaate the meri shakl mujhe ye ishtihaar mire ru-ba-ru bhi honaa thaa kashish thi phuul si is mein to laa-muhaala mujhe asir-e-rang giraftaar-e-bu bhi honaa thaa sazaa to milnaa thi mujh ko barahna lafzon ki zabaan ke saath labon ko rafu bhi honaa thaa safar kaa bojh uThaane se peshtar 'saajid' mizaaj-daan-e-rah-e-justuju bhi honaa thaa"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"